*The National Board extended the registration, payment, and withdrawal deadline to February 28, 2018for 2017-2018 initial, retake, and renewal candidates.*

Visit the National Board website for information about the retake process. Also, review the information included with your score report including how to use the online score re-calculator. Be sure to review the retake requirements in the General Portfolio Instructions.Support for Retake CandidatesWe encourage retake candidates to participate fully in our support program. Retake candidates may attend study groups, submit their written components to our readers, and attend candidate institutes and work sessions.Candidate Information FormAll National Board candidates (including retake candidates) should complete the CMS Candidate Information Form each year that they are a candidate in CMS and submit this form to Teacher Professional Development at 980-343-5408 (fax) or david.ferguson@cms.k12.nc.us. This will enable us to forward important information to you as it becomes available.

Reading ProgramSubmit your retake component for feedback from our readers. Contact us at nbreader@cms.k12.nc.us for more information on our reading program for CMS candidates. We regret that we cannot read entries previously submitted to the National Board. FundingUnfortunately, there is no funding available from CMS or the state for retake component fees.Additional InformationEmail Linda Yarbrough at linda.yarbrough@cms.k12.nc.us if you have questions or desire additional information about National Board Certification and the CMS National Board Support Program.

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